Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 68
निवेश्य नगरं सोमः श्रीसोमेश्वरसन्निधौ । स्वकर्मणां प्रचारार्थमथाभ्यर्थयत द्विजान्
niveśya nagaraṃ somaḥ śrīsomeśvarasannidhau | svakarmaṇāṃ pracārārthamathābhyarthayata dvijān
ശ്രീ സോമേശ്വരന്റെ സന്നിധിയിൽ സോമൻ ഒരു നഗരം സ്ഥാപിച്ചു. തുടർന്ന് തങ്ങളുടെ വൈദികകർമ്മങ്ങൾ പ്രചരിച്ച് നിലനിൽക്കുന്നതിനായി അദ്ദേഹം ദ്വിജന്മാരോട് അഭ്യർത്ഥിച്ചു.
Narrator (within Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya; traditionally Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa addressing sages)
Tirtha: Śrī Someśvara (Somnātha) at Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Scene: Soma lays out a city plan beside the Someshvara shrine; brāhmaṇas arrive with scriptures and ritual implements; the city’s streets align toward the temple, symbolizing dharma’s centrality.
FAQs
A holy place is strengthened when communities are organized around dharma—supporting those who uphold ritual, teaching, and sacred conduct.
Śrī Someśvara at Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the city is said to be established.
The propagation and regular performance of sva-karmas—Vedic rites and prescribed duties—through inviting dvijas to reside and serve.